“Love Actually” has become a holiday favorite for movie fans who watch it yearly, along with films including “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story,” and “Elf.”

“People like tradition, everybody being together, something the older people have done year after year after year,” says Michele Zavos, standing outside a local coffee shop.

Zavos says she often remembers what was going on in her life when she sees movies she likes.

“If you watch the same movie every year you’re reliving all those nice moments in your life,” she says.

“You know what to expect because you’ve seen it before,” says movie lover Henrik Weng, “yet you keep discovering new stuff.”

Fraley says “Love Actually” was released at an intersection of technologies.

“It came at the time when VHS was just swtiching over to DVD.”

“A lot of people probably have this on their shelves, and I’m sure a lot of people had the VHS and went out and got the DVD, and now they’re debating, ‘Do I really want to go out and get the Blu-Ray again,'” Fraley says.

Fraley says “it’s probably a bit too soon to call it a classic.” He thinks many people will eventually buy the Blu-ray version of a film like because it is the closest quality to the film shown on the big screen.

Still, he believes the ongoing popularity of “Love Actually” is primarily based on its endearing story.